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AQUATICS CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Parent & Child

(6 months -2 years)

Enjoy swimming with your child and
learn fundamental safety and aquatic skills.
Aquatic activities provide experiences to help children become
comfortable with the water. Explore with
assistance - blowing bubbles, submersion of eyes, nose and/or mouth, floating
on front and back, changing body position in the water, arm and leg movements
and more. Introduction to lifejacket and
water safety topics. 30 minute lessons.

Parent & Child (Age 3-4)

Parent and child build upon current
safety and skill level while having fun together. Learn more advanced safety and aquatic
skills, ways to enter and exit the pool, glides on front and back, submersion
techniques, basic and combined swim strokes and more. Introduction to
lifejacket and water safety topics. 30
minute lessons.

Preschool 1 (Ages 4 –5)

Introduction to Water Skills

There are no prerequisite skills for
this class. Preschool swimmers learn to
feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely. Fundamental aquatic skills are taught to develop
good swimming habits and safe practices in and around the pool. Water safety,
lifejacket use, and development of safe practices around the water. Skill development includes: Blow bubbles and
submerge face, Float on front and back with support, Basic water safety rules.

Preschool 2 (Ages 4 –5)

Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Prerequisite: Students must have completed Preschool Level 1,
practice skills independently or have equivalent skills. Children will build upon previous skills
learned. Water safety, lifejacket use,
and development of safe practices around the water. Skill development includes: Submerge entire
head, Float and glide on front and back, Swim on front 3 body lengths, Roll
over front to back, back to front.

Preschool 3 (Ages 4 –5)

Stroke Development

Prerequisite: Students must have
completed Preschool Level 2, ready to learn and practice skills independently
or have equivalent skills. Children will
build on skills learned in Preschool Level 2 through additional practice with
increased emphasis on distance, times and deeper water. Continuation of water
safety, lifejacket use, and development of safe practices around the
water. Skill development includes: Jump into deep water, Submerge and retrieve
an object, Swim front crawl and back crawl for 5 body lengths, Tread water,
survival float and back float for 15 seconds.

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS: LEVEL 1-6 (AGE
6 AND UP) – 40 MINUTE LESSONS

Level 1

Introduction to Water Skills

Prerequisite:
Students must be at least 6 years old Learn water safety awareness and
basic aquatic skills Skill development
includes: Blow bubbles and submerge face, Float on front and back with support,
Swim on front and back with support, Basic water safety rules.

Level 2

Fundamental Aquatic
Skills

Prerequisite:
Students must have completed Level 1 or have equivalent skills. This level marks the beginning of
locomotion water skills. Students
perform skills without assistance and develop arm and leg action to build a
foundation for future aquatic stroke development. Skill development includes: Submerge entire
head, Swim on front and back 5 body lengths, Roll over front to back, back to
front, Float and glide on front and back.

Level 3

Stroke Development

Prerequisite:
Students must have completed Level 2 or have equivalent skills. Level 3 will build on Level 2 skills by providing additional
guided practice in deeper water with increased distance and times. Skill
development includes: Jump into deep water & tread water 30 seconds, Diving
from a sitting and kneeling position, Rotary breathing, Front crawl, back
crawl, elementary backstroke, sidestroke 15 yards, Swim using the dolphin kick
for 3-5 body lengths.

Level 4

Stroke Improvement

Prerequisite:
Students must have completed Level 3 or have equivalent skills. Students improve skill level learned
in Level 3. Endurance practice for front
crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, side stroke, and breast stroke. Skill development includes: Swim front crawl
and elementary backstroke for 25 yards each, Swim sidestroke, back crawl,
breaststroke and butterfly 15 yards, Perform open turns on front and back.
Perform a feet-first surface dive and swim underwater.

Level 5

Stroke Refinement

Prerequisite:
Students must have completed Level 4 or have equivalent skills. Students refine performance of all aquatic strokes and
increase endurance. Skill development
includes: Perform a long shallow dive, Perform tuck and pick surface dives,
Perform flip turns, Swim front crawl and elementary backstroke for 50 yards,
Swim butterfly, back crawl, breaststroke, and sidestroke for 25 yards.